"ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has now become the No. 3 most-blocked account on Bluesky, after receiving its official verification on Friday, according to third-party trackers. Bluesky users, unsurprisingly, are angry about the government account being hosted on the platform. Many are recommending that others block the account directly or subscribe to a block list that includes all of the U.S. government's official accounts."
"According to Bluecrawler's Join Date Checker, the account @icegov.bsky.social joined the social network on November 26, 2025. The account was verified a few days ago according to the independently-run Verified Account Tracker, which suggests that either Bluesky's team didn't have enough information to apply the verification checkmark, was somehow unaware of the account's existence (doubtful!), or was internally debating how to handle the issue. Bluesky hasn't responded to a request for comment."
ICE's verified account on Bluesky reached the No. 3 most-blocked position following official verification, prompting many users to block it or follow block lists that include U.S. government accounts. The blocklist began after the White House and multiple federal agencies joined Bluesky last October, including DHS, Commerce, Transportation, Interior, HHS, State, and Defense. The White House remains No. 2 most-blocked, behind Vice President J.D. Vance, according to Clearsky's tracking via Bluesky's API. Bluecrawler records show @icegov.bsky.social joined on November 26, 2025, and one tracker reports ICE is over 60% of the way to being the most-blocked account.
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